MacTutorMathematicians Of The Day
19th February
Born:
- 1473: Nicolaus Copernicus (poster)
- 1837: Aleksandr Nikolaevich Korkin (poster)
- 1863: Axel Thue (poster)
- 1866: T J J See (poster)
- 1919: Alexander Andreevich Samarskii
- 1924: Arnljot Høyland
- 1929: Andor Kertész
Died:
- 1553: Erasmus Reinhold
- 1622: Henry Savile (poster)
- 1799: Jean-Charles de Borda (poster)
- 1897: Karl Weierstrass (poster)
- 1908: Hermann Laurent (poster)
- 1929: Joseph Boussinesq (poster)
- 1946: Michele de Franchis (poster)
- 1985: Wilhelm Specht
- 1988: Erich Hans Rothe (poster)
- 1990: Otto Neugebauer (poster)
- 2009: Edmund Hlawka
- 2017: Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich (poster)
Quotation of the day
From Nicolaus Copernicus
Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe. All this is suggested by the systematic procession of events and the harmony of the whole Universe, if only we face the facts, as they say, 'with both eyes open'.
